Yearly Archives: 2012
New Book: Evidence from Earth Observation Satellites
This looks like a great volume, on an increasingly important topic, by some of the top people in this field...
 Evidence from Earth Observation...
NASA publication: Earth as Art
I hope to get my hands on a copy of this...
Original text here
New "Earth as Art" Book Illustrates Beauty of Satellite Views
WASHINGTON -- A...
Kosmika Sound Night December 2012
I just bought my tickets for this--I love my Arts Catalyst/ Kosmika crowd!
Or see their website here
Yuri Suzuki, Honor Harger, Kaffe Matthews
The Arts Catalyst
50-54...
The World, Looking out at the Moon: Video
Thank you to Annick Bureaud at OLATSÂ for circulating this video of the world, looking out at the Moon...
In January 2010, artist Rachel Younghans asked...
Dr Jill’s top ten viva tips (pass your PhD oral exam)
Ten tips for your viva doce exam (PhD exam):
1. I went through my whole thesis and put colored marker flags out the side, marking...
Space for everyone: November 14, 2012 at Imperial College
This will likely have a strong engineering component, but I shall be going and trying to decipher what I can anyway!
Space for everyone
Sir Martin...
SpaceX and the Future of Space Exploration: RAES Friday 16 November
Photo credit: NASA
I absolutely must attend this event at the RAES this coming November....
"Elon Musk, CEO and Chief Designer from SpaceX will present at...
Space at a Time of Financial Crisis: ESPI Conference
  I won't be able to attend, but this is worth publicising:
6th ESPI Autumn Conference
Space at a Time of Financial Crisis
Date and venue:
20 September...
International Astronautical Congress 2012
I'll be galavanting at Kosmica Mexico during this, but have been to the IAC conference in the past and it's good fun... (Photo...
Kosmica event in Mexico City
Assuming the UKBA has given me back my passport by then... I am terribly excited to be going to present with the Kosmica gang...
Basic FM August 2012 programme dedicated to all things Space
This August, the net radio Basic FM, a project of Pixel Palace (Newcastle, UK)Â is dedicated to Space.
The schedule is ongoing and refreshes every...
Make it to the Moon. Workshop at the Science Museum 2012 (children)
I'm in the United States at the moment so won't be able to attend this, but thought it looked great--particularly for those with children...
Curiosity: the Next Mars Rover at RAES 17 July
I hope to make this event at the Royal Aeronautical Society next week as it looks quite interesting.
Curiosity: the Next Mars Rover
Matthew Wallace, MSL...
Space Policy in Developing Countries by Robert Harding published
A colleague and friend, Robert Harding (Associate Professor and Chair of Political Science at Spring Hill College in Mobile, Alabama) has just published a...
Great new free app: “Politics and Government Spotlight App”
Hello loyal readers--this app also includes content from our wonderful journal Global Policy! Read on below:
Wiley-Blackwell’s Politics & Government Spotlight App has launched and...
Elon Musk: SpaceX
I was sent this graphic by Katherine Long, who works with a team of designers and researchers--it's a graphic about Elon Musk, the founder...
Kosmika 20 June in London
Wednesday 20 June 2012, 7-10pm
June's KOSMICA - the Microgravity Sessions will feature exclusively speakers who have floated in the air in zero gravity. We...
IISS Event on Outer Space Security: 30 May 2012
I look forward to attending the following:
The International Institute for Strategic Studies in London is hosting Frank A. Rose, US Deputy Assistant Secretary of State...
Extraterrestrial Life- Beyond Our Expectations?
I'm looking forward to traveling to Vienna next week to present at what looks to be a great interdiesciplinary conference, as follows:
EXTRATERRESTRIAL LIFE -...
Liberty & Security: Human Rights in an Age of Terror
Dr Omar McDoom and I are co-organising the LSE Department of Government annual conference at Cumberland Lodge in Windsor Great Park for the weekend...
Next Kosmica Event 20 April 2012
The next Kosmika event at Arts Catalyst is coming up. (I presented at one of these last summer--they're good fun!) I'll miss it as...
The Impact of Sex in Space
I am gutted that I will be on holiday when this lecture is held at Imperial College, London on 17 April 2012 from 18:30-20:00.
But...
Space Tourism Conference: 19 June 2012 at RAES HQ London
I attended the First Space Tourism Conference at the Royal Aeronautical Society's headquarters in London several years ago and it was worthwhile. I hope...
Agnes Meyer-Brandis, Moon Goose Analogue
I met Agnes Meyer-Brandis several years ago at an International Aeronautics Congress conference, when this project was in it's early stages. It's great to...
Challenges for the EU’s space policy
It's a shame that I'll be missing this as it looks good...
Challenges for the EU’s space policy
Results and perspectives from the Polish EU Council...